Researchers have some advice for living a healthier life. Saving your poop when you’re young could save your life later. There are studies about the fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT to restore your health using feces from a younger person.
FMT is a process in which the feces from a healthy person are put into another person to make them healthy. Feces has a lot of microorganisms which can improve the biodiversity of the gut which makes the person healthier. Right now, it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the agency permits it to use it when a patient has Clostridioides difficile, which is a very common infectious disease that affects and damages the gut.
In feces, there are a lot of microorganisms. The microorganisms are supposed to bring balance and health by providing nutrients in their new home. According to researchers from MIT, “The cure rate of Clostridioides difficile with heterologous FMT is up to 90 percent.”
In an article in NBC News, reporters state that “While a considerable amount of research is still needed to determine exactly how autologous FMT could help people, the paper’s authors say it could potentially be useful in combating inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and unhealthy aging, and in rebuilding a patient’s gut microbiome after chemotherapy and heavy use of antibiotics.”
Like a rainforest, biodiversity is important to the gut as well. A recent study in 2022 shows that patients with less microbial diversity are more likely to experience heart failure. “In addition, some research links Westernization and urbanization to an overall loss of microbial diversity, claiming elements like high-fat diets and wide use of antibiotics influence the gut in a way that drives disease. Other studies support this idea, finding that people living in urban areas have less diverse guts than people living in remote traditional communities.”
Even so, this therapy is just one possible solution or idea for improving gut health. For some, getting a good sleep, exercising, diet, and reducing stress are all ways to improve the gut.
Link To Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/secret-good-health-later-life-researchers-think-banking-poop-now-rcna36184
FMT is a process in which the feces from a healthy person are put into another person to make them healthy. Feces has a lot of microorganisms which can improve the biodiversity of the gut which makes the person healthier. Right now, it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the agency permits it to use it when a patient has Clostridioides difficile, which is a very common infectious disease that affects and damages the gut.
In feces, there are a lot of microorganisms. The microorganisms are supposed to bring balance and health by providing nutrients in their new home. According to researchers from MIT, “The cure rate of Clostridioides difficile with heterologous FMT is up to 90 percent.”
In an article in NBC News, reporters state that “While a considerable amount of research is still needed to determine exactly how autologous FMT could help people, the paper’s authors say it could potentially be useful in combating inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and unhealthy aging, and in rebuilding a patient’s gut microbiome after chemotherapy and heavy use of antibiotics.”
Like a rainforest, biodiversity is important to the gut as well. A recent study in 2022 shows that patients with less microbial diversity are more likely to experience heart failure. “In addition, some research links Westernization and urbanization to an overall loss of microbial diversity, claiming elements like high-fat diets and wide use of antibiotics influence the gut in a way that drives disease. Other studies support this idea, finding that people living in urban areas have less diverse guts than people living in remote traditional communities.”
Even so, this therapy is just one possible solution or idea for improving gut health. For some, getting a good sleep, exercising, diet, and reducing stress are all ways to improve the gut.
Link To Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/secret-good-health-later-life-researchers-think-banking-poop-now-rcna36184
